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How to get there:
With ferryboat from Piraeus to Samos and Karlovasi are executed lots of
itineraries, the journey time lasts from
7 - 12 hours proportionally if you select fast or conventional boat.
From Samos you can go to the islands Ikaria, Fournous, Patmos, Leros,
Kos and also to Chios, and Mitilini.
There are some other itineraries to Naxos,
Paros and Mykonos.
Also you can pass in the Turkish city Kousadasi and from there in the
Ancient city of Efesos.
With plane are realised daily 3-4 itineraries for Samos all year . The
duration of travel is roughly 45 minutes.
Samos Island Shopping:
In Samos island you should buy the worldwide known and rewarded wine of
Samos.
You can find it in 2 different tastes white and red.
Finally ask and buy the rightly mug of Pythagoras which keeps water or
wine, up to some height.
Samos & Greek Recipes:
In Samos island don’t forget to taste the traditional pan
cakes with cheese, the nut pie and of course, lamb
stuffed with rice and liver.
Samos Historical:
The history returned in the island after the benefit of widest "privileges"
and the coming back of people, that achieved progressively at the last
fourth of16th century.
With the explosion of 1821 Revolution, was established in Samos, autonomous
regime with legislative, executive and juridical power, they organized
regular military force, they developed a defensive system, while simultaneously
and repelled the attempts of Ottoman fleet to occupy the island during
the years 1821 and 1824.
When with the protocol of London (February 3rd of 1830) Samos remained
except the limits of new Greek State, took independent shape and created
the "Samiaki' State" and for the next four years fought for
the union of Forces and the military threats of the Sultan. Finally, in
August 1834, when was imposed violently the Hegemonic Arrangement, the
people of Samos left the island and went in other places all over Greece,
while their leaders
were exiled.
At that time began a long period of reconstruction of social life. The
gradual evolution of Regime is characterized by the intensification of
institutions of "constitutional State" with sovereign body the
« yearly General Assemblies ». Finally, in year 1912, with
the explosion of the second Balkan War, Samos declared the union with
Greece.
Political and armed National Resistance (1942-1944) constitutes leading
expression of patriotism and liberalism
of Samos while three-year bloody civilian (1946-1949) stamped the social
activities and the ideological conflicts.
In such historical climate they were established and developed in Karlovasi
area the three departments of Positive Sciences at Aegean University,
which are a high objective of local society in Academic community.
Samos and Greek Mythology:
The name Samos comes from Sami of Kefallinia by which it is said
that they emanated the first settler of the island Agaios, which had taken
part in the Argonaytjki expedition. Some other people say that the name
of the island came from Samos the Agaios daughter. According to the geographer
Meletios the name emanates from Saos, which was the Son of God Hermes
and his wife Rinis. The historical student Bochort supports that the name
emanates from ancient nation Saius that used to live in the island.
The truth for the beginning of life in the island of Samos, does not
exist because of the fables that bring in impasse the apparent students.
In any case most of the students and simple people support that the first
residents of Samos island were the Niades or Miades. Niades were fabulous
monsters that caused earthquakes and geological realignments and according
to Herakleidi’s testimony, all the island were scattered from their
bones.
In the Ancient Museum at the Mitilinious area, the exhibits from relic
of big size animals, testify the existence of life before 13 million years.
The Eypalinio trench constitutes the highest point of technical creation
of ancient Samos and one from the bigger work of all antiquity. It is
about the ancient aqueduct of city that is found in the mountain and was
manufactured 550 B.C. from the Eypalinis , famous plumber from the ancient
Palaces. A tunnel of length of 853 meters constituted the work. , and
had height and width that could pass only one person under the surface
of ground in a 80 meters depth. The mathematician - philosopher Pythagoras,
the astronomer Aristarhos, the architect Mandroklis, the philosopher Melissos,
the also most excellent architects Roikos and Theodoros, those who erected
the temple
of Hera, adorn the intellectual consolidation of Ancient Samos.
Athens was anxious about the increasing naval commercial force of Samos,
and organised expedition, abolished
the oligarchic regime and established Democratic Regime. The authority
power that had the Oligarchies gave the reason in the Athenians to march
against the oligarchs again, with their leader, Pericles, to destroy Samiako
fleet and to subjugate citizens of Samos. The long period of decline had
begun.
Thus the history of Samos absorbed in the "century of silence"…
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The island of Samos has many beautiful beaches all around the island.
From them, you should not loose Votsalakia, Psilli Ammo and Limniona in
Marathocambo area. A beautiful beach is also the River in Karlovasi area,
and Lemonakia and Tsampou in Kokari area.
